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Tangent Acoustics
Website:https://www.tangent-audio.com/
Est. year: 1982
Tangent is a Danish loudspeaker and audio brand that has been making compact speakers and small systems since 1996. Its reputation rests on affordable, plainly styled boxes in satin black or white, aimed at living rooms rather than dedicated listening spaces, and its current core is the Spectrum II family of passive and powered speakers with a matching subwoofer.
Range & what it's known for
The Spectrum II series is the backbone of the range. It covers small stand-mounts, a floorstander and the XSW8 subwoofer, which uses an 8-inch cellulose-pulp driver in a closed cabinet, a 100 W RMS amplifier, a variable crossover up to 150 Hz, phase selection and auto-sleep. The powered Spectrum II X5 Active BT turns the stand-mount into a complete system, with 2 x 50 W Class D amplification, a 130 mm cellulose-pulp mid-bass driver and a 25 mm soft-dome tweeter, plus Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX HD, HDMI ARC, optical, coaxial, USB and a built-in phono input. Cellulose-pulp cones and simple Scandinavian cabinets are the recurring traits across the line.
Who owns it and where it's made
Tangent is a Danish company and presents its products as Danish design. Visual design is handled partly in-house and partly by external designers on selected products. The brand has stayed focused on compact, price-conscious speakers and small electronics for more than two decades, without branching into high-end separates.
The lineup in this catalog
The Spectrum II X4 and X5 stand-mounts, the Spectrum II X6 floorstander and the Spectrum II XSW8 subwoofer, which reaches 25 Hz, together forming a complete stereo or cinema set from one series.
Who it's for
Tangent fits buyers putting together an affordable stereo or TV system in a typical living room who want one family of matching speakers. A natural route is to start with a pair of X4 or X5 stand-mounts, add the XSW8 for deeper bass, and move to the X6 floorstanders when the room allows. The X5 Active BT suits anyone who wants turntable, TV and streaming in one pair without a separate amplifier.
Range & what it's known for
The Spectrum II series is the backbone of the range. It covers small stand-mounts, a floorstander and the XSW8 subwoofer, which uses an 8-inch cellulose-pulp driver in a closed cabinet, a 100 W RMS amplifier, a variable crossover up to 150 Hz, phase selection and auto-sleep. The powered Spectrum II X5 Active BT turns the stand-mount into a complete system, with 2 x 50 W Class D amplification, a 130 mm cellulose-pulp mid-bass driver and a 25 mm soft-dome tweeter, plus Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX HD, HDMI ARC, optical, coaxial, USB and a built-in phono input. Cellulose-pulp cones and simple Scandinavian cabinets are the recurring traits across the line.
Who owns it and where it's made
Tangent is a Danish company and presents its products as Danish design. Visual design is handled partly in-house and partly by external designers on selected products. The brand has stayed focused on compact, price-conscious speakers and small electronics for more than two decades, without branching into high-end separates.
The lineup in this catalog
The Spectrum II X4 and X5 stand-mounts, the Spectrum II X6 floorstander and the Spectrum II XSW8 subwoofer, which reaches 25 Hz, together forming a complete stereo or cinema set from one series.
Who it's for
Tangent fits buyers putting together an affordable stereo or TV system in a typical living room who want one family of matching speakers. A natural route is to start with a pair of X4 or X5 stand-mounts, add the XSW8 for deeper bass, and move to the X6 floorstanders when the room allows. The X5 Active BT suits anyone who wants turntable, TV and streaming in one pair without a separate amplifier.
